0627 神親自拯救的蔭蔽
…因為我與你同在，要拯救你。《 耶利米書 1:8》
神應許耶利米，祂會親自拯救他——「…要以自己的命為掠物」（耶利米書 39:18）。這就是神對祂兒女們的全部應許。無論神差遣我們到哪裡，祂都會守護我們的生命。我們個人財產和所有物對我們來說應該是無關緊要的，我們對這些東西的掌控應該非常寬鬆。如果不是這樣，我們就會驚慌、心痛和苦惱。擁有正確的觀點是對神親自拯救的蔭蔽根深蒂固信任的證據。
登山寶訓表明，當我們為耶穌基督執行使命時，就沒有時間為自己挺身而出。耶穌實際上是說：「不要擔心你是否受到公正對待。」尋求公正實際上是我們已經偏離對祂的專註的一個標誌。永遠不要在這個世界上尋找公正，但也永遠不要停止給予公正。如果我們尋求公正，我們只會開始抱怨，並沉浸在自憐的不滿之中，彷彿在說：「為什麼我該被如此對待？」
如果我們專註於耶穌基督，我們所遇到的事情無論公正與否，我們都與之無關。本質上，耶穌說：「繼續堅定地做我吩咐你們去做的事，我會保護你們的生命。如果你試圖自己守護你的生命，你就使你自己脫離我的拯救了。」即使是我們當中最虔誠的人在這方面也會成為無神論者——我們不相信祂。我們把常識放在寶座上，然後將神的名字附加在上面。我們確實傾向於倚靠自己的聰明，而不是全心信靠神（見箴言3:5-6）。
來自章伯斯的智慧
沒有一種生活狀態是我們不能住在耶穌里的。無論我們身在何處，我們都必須學習住在祂裡面。《我們輝煌的遺產》
0627 The Overshadowing of God’s Personal Deliverance
“…I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord. —Jeremiah 1:8
God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally— “…your life shall be as a prize to you…” (Jeremiah 39:18). That is all God promises His children. Wherever God sends us, He will guard our lives. Our personal property and possessions are to be a matter of indifference to us, and our hold on these things should be very loose. If this is not the case, we will have panic, heartache, and distress. Having the proper outlook is evidence of the deeply rooted belief in the overshadowing of God’s personal deliverance.
The Sermon on the Mount indicates that when we are on a mission for Jesus Christ, there is no time to stand up for ourselves. Jesus says, in effect, “Don’t worry about whether or not you are being treated justly.” Looking for justice is actually a sign that we have been diverted from our devotion to Him. Never look for justice in this world, but never cease to give it. If we look for justice, we will only begin to complain and to indulge ourselves in the discontent of self-pity, as if to say, “Why should I be treated like this?” If we are devoted to Jesus Christ, we have nothing to do with what we encounter, whether it is just or unjust. In essence, Jesus says, “Continue steadily on with what I have told you to do, and I will guard your life. If you try to guard it yourself, you remove yourself from My deliverance.” Even the most devout among us become atheistic in this regard— we do not believe Him. We put our common sense on the throne and then attach God’s name to it. We do lean to our own understanding, instead of trusting God with all our hearts (see Proverbs 3:5-6).
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed. –Our Brilliant Heritage